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This Special Friendship
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This Special Friendship

1964-09-04 · 96 min · ★ 7.8

Drama · Romance

A tale of the tender relationship between a twelve-year-old boy and the fourteen-year-old upperclassman who is the object of his desire, all set within the rigid atmosphere of a Jesuit-run school.

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Directors
Jean Delannoy
Production companies
Lux Compagnie Cinématographique de France, Progéfi, Award Films International
Countries
France
Status
Released

Top Cast

Francis LacombradeFrancis LacombradeGeorges de Sarre
Didier HaudepinDidier HaudepinAlexandre Motier
François LecciaLucien Rouvière
Dominique MaurinDominique MaurinMarc de Blajean
Louis SeignerLouis SeignerFather Lauzon
Michel BouquetMichel BouquetFather Trennes
Lucien NatFather Superior
Gérard ChambreGérard ChambreAndré Ferron
Henri CoutetHenri CoutetThe employee of the institution
Dominique DiamantDominique DiamantMaurice Motier
Alain-Philippe MalagnacA student
Bernard MussonBernard MussonFather teaching
Colette RégisColette RégisThe nun

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